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the right of habeas corpus couldn't be suspended. i'm a soldier and when you misuse the laws of war you endanger people like me on the battlefield. there are instances when terrorists are enemy combatants. this is not one of them. guest: no one is talking about depriving anybody of constitutional rights. the miranda warning says you have a fifth amendment right. if the information you provide, information this may save lives and prevent terrorist acts in the future, can't be used against you, you are not in danger of self-incrimination. if that status is used it would still be habeas corpus right. so what we are saying and what he is saying and i think it is wrong there is no such thing as global jihadist movement. i think the evidence of that is overwhelming and we will treat somebody who commits an act of brutal terrorism as a criminal defendant allow them to lawyer up and say don't say a word, don't give them any information, we will deal later and i think this is ok, i think this is willful blindness and reckless in regard to the
the right of habeas corpus couldn't be suspended. i'm a soldier and when you misuse the laws of war you endanger people like me on the battlefield. there are instances when terrorists are enemy combatants. this is not one of them. guest: no one is talking about depriving anybody of constitutional rights. the miranda warning says you have a fifth amendment right. if the information you provide, information this may save lives and prevent terrorist acts in the future, can't be used against you,...
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he created the civil rights section in the office to prosecute hate crimes. he developed an innovative program to address violent crime by targeting criminals' possession of firearms, prosecuting street gangs, and developing after-school programs to help at-risk youth realize their potential. he uniquely demonstrated the ability to simultaneously be firm with criminals and supportive and empowering our future leaders. as supported by the many law enforcement and community awards he received during his tenure of u.s. attorney, mr. mayorkas' accomplishments have extended beyond his district. he expanded his community outreach programs in cooperation with international players in the fight against crime. he directly resolved cases while also overseeing hundreds of attorneys, addressing immigration matters, which included complex and sensitive prosecution of individuals and rings, reducing false immigration documents, illegal reentry cases, and alien smuggling conspiracies. at the administration for the drug enforcement administration, the director noted that he
he created the civil rights section in the office to prosecute hate crimes. he developed an innovative program to address violent crime by targeting criminals' possession of firearms, prosecuting street gangs, and developing after-school programs to help at-risk youth realize their potential. he uniquely demonstrated the ability to simultaneously be firm with criminals and supportive and empowering our future leaders. as supported by the many law enforcement and community awards he received...
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liberties union project,onstitutional human rights first, human rights watch and the open societies watch. i want to take a point of personal privilege to acknowledge the person in the audience who is sitting in the second row here. she is currently a deputy federal public defender in los angeles, but she returned for this hearing before the last two years, she she has been on detail to my office and served as counsel on this constitution subcommittee could before she left, she helped prepare today's hearing. i hope we did well based on your standards and what you have asked us to consider. she has made many important contributions to our work and included improving coordination by federal and state and local law-enforcement and apprehending international fugitives and planning the first of a congressional hearings on solitary confinement. thank you so much for your fine work. the record will be held up -- held open for week to accept statements. additional questions from what is it can be submitted. i asked that they be submitted one week from today. i would like the witnesses to r
liberties union project,onstitutional human rights first, human rights watch and the open societies watch. i want to take a point of personal privilege to acknowledge the person in the audience who is sitting in the second row here. she is currently a deputy federal public defender in los angeles, but she returned for this hearing before the last two years, she she has been on detail to my office and served as counsel on this constitution subcommittee could before she left, she helped prepare...
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a key reason for that support is that enda is closely modeled on the title 7 of the civil rights law. employers are familiar with the law. they understand how to comply with the law, and it provides certainty. the many fortune 500 companies that have employment nondiscrimination policies in place have modeled these policies on the nondiscrimination requirements of title 7. fortunately, by proposing an entirely new definition of businesses that would qualify for an exemption from the employment nondiscrimination act, this amendment calls into question that very certainty. enda already exempts the same religious organizations that qualify for an exemption under title 7 of the civil rights act. under current law the exemption includes not only houses of worship, churches, synagogues and mosques, but also religious schools, religiously affiliated hospitals. the exemption that's in this bill passed the house of representatives on a broad bipartisan basis 402-25 in 2007. in determining what organizations should qualify for religious exemption, most courts have also said that where the prima
a key reason for that support is that enda is closely modeled on the title 7 of the civil rights law. employers are familiar with the law. they understand how to comply with the law, and it provides certainty. the many fortune 500 companies that have employment nondiscrimination policies in place have modeled these policies on the nondiscrimination requirements of title 7. fortunately, by proposing an entirely new definition of businesses that would qualify for an exemption from the employment...
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damage, compensatory damage from pain and suffering or humiliation for intruding on privacy and in the right circumstances if the offense was great enough for egregious enough, the injured party could award punitive damage to someone using the system for purpose like that, punitive damages intended to convince the actor, the wrongdoer not to do that again or to provide a negative ramification for those that might want to do something similar in the future. i haven't seen that happen yet but it is certain we possible. >> let's step back to statutory law. 30 plus states are considering or have considered one novel of review of laws controlling systems in those states but the question in your opinion is the state legislature, creation of state laws, an appropriate way of controlling or trying to control uas? >> my personal opinion is no. you run the risk of 50 sets of laws and regulations that would be impossible for a legitimate operator or commercial operator to fully understand the ramifications of moving from one state to another or an operation that may cross state lines or state borders a
damage, compensatory damage from pain and suffering or humiliation for intruding on privacy and in the right circumstances if the offense was great enough for egregious enough, the injured party could award punitive damage to someone using the system for purpose like that, punitive damages intended to convince the actor, the wrongdoer not to do that again or to provide a negative ramification for those that might want to do something similar in the future. i haven't seen that happen yet but it...
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my second question, with the rise of states that have civil unions is there a constitutional right by a state to create a condition that is not marriage for any reason, or is this simply by creating civil unions is that in itself discriminatory? states do have a recognized common-law marriage. if you live together long enough and certain other criteria, produce children, hold yourself out as if you were a married couple, these sorts of things, you can be treated as common-law married. i do not think i would want that to happen if there is no consent to wanting to be treated as married. this is another complication from having a civil marriage regime and having some institution in the midst as well. a lot of these issues can be taken care of by common-law. this came up today. chief justice roberts asked, does the federal law, how do you treat states that have common- law marriage but some of them might allow common-law gay marriage, others do not? it really, locate the jurisdictional and federalism issues that abound. as far as civil unions are concerned, that is an issue in the propos
my second question, with the rise of states that have civil unions is there a constitutional right by a state to create a condition that is not marriage for any reason, or is this simply by creating civil unions is that in itself discriminatory? states do have a recognized common-law marriage. if you live together long enough and certain other criteria, produce children, hold yourself out as if you were a married couple, these sorts of things, you can be treated as common-law married. i do not...
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this is a civil rights issue. it will pull down the wages and make it more difficult for working americans to get jobs, particularly african americans who are hurting today. i talked to a businessman in my state a number of years ago. he does right-of-way clearing for the power companies and counties and that kind of thing. he has been in business for 30 years. he has been in business for 30 years and he said it soon became clear to him he was losing every bit and how was he losing those bids? a texas company using illegal himwoer he provided insurance, healthcare, and people working for him for 30 years, and he could not win a contract and he is about to go out of business. i can say to you you can have too much workers and it could adversely impact wages. a professor at harvard, and acknowledged expert on this, as demonstrated just how much wages are pulled down, in some instances as much as $1600 a year, and that is a substantial difference for a working american making $20,000. that is more than $100 a month.
this is a civil rights issue. it will pull down the wages and make it more difficult for working americans to get jobs, particularly african americans who are hurting today. i talked to a businessman in my state a number of years ago. he does right-of-way clearing for the power companies and counties and that kind of thing. he has been in business for 30 years. he has been in business for 30 years and he said it soon became clear to him he was losing every bit and how was he losing those bids?...
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probably stopped right now because the furlough. we have one for a civil liberty privacy advocate for nsa. >> we have activated a web page under my office to put out this hear data. >> okay. and you suggested a court-appointed amicus for cases that involve novel and significant questions of law. i'm interested in how it would work in practice. what is an example of the novel, insignificant case? >> i think the i'm getting a out of the exarpt here and the department of justice. some form of advocate who would be a participate when called upon by the court address issues of law or >> thank you. >> general? >> i'll have some followup questions on the record. i want to emphasize it's important that people understand that 72% of the civilian work force of the intelligence agencies is now on furlough. and the effect that could have on our national security and the reason we have tend the shut down. thank you. >> thank you, both, for your service. from my point of view, i'm sure every organization has made mistakes. if anybody has abused t
probably stopped right now because the furlough. we have one for a civil liberty privacy advocate for nsa. >> we have activated a web page under my office to put out this hear data. >> okay. and you suggested a court-appointed amicus for cases that involve novel and significant questions of law. i'm interested in how it would work in practice. what is an example of the novel, insignificant case? >> i think the i'm getting a out of the exarpt here and the department of justice....
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this is the civil rights question of our generation. to take any one of by itself is a big deal. putting them together, the impact -- one piece of this is title 1. that is to help poor children, the children with the greatest need. 1.2 million students would be impacted. if we fail to educate these children, what will they do? what is the option? children with disabilities have tremendous need. we have a long way to go. huge impact as well. that is not acceptable. >> thank you. we also understand that housing is one of the sectors that can lead us out of the recession. the economy is poised for recovery. secretary donovan, you are the housing guy. tell me what you think the impact is of kuester would be -- the sequester would be on housing. modernization, jobs, the supply chain from the lumberyard to big instruction projects. >> senator, you put your anger on it. -- finger on it. housing has become one of the leading factors that is driving our recovery. because of the critical role that congress created for fha, we are central to that recovery at this point. most half of first-t
this is the civil rights question of our generation. to take any one of by itself is a big deal. putting them together, the impact -- one piece of this is title 1. that is to help poor children, the children with the greatest need. 1.2 million students would be impacted. if we fail to educate these children, what will they do? what is the option? children with disabilities have tremendous need. we have a long way to go. huge impact as well. that is not acceptable. >> thank you. we also...
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right now it is not going well. trying to exempt obamacare from a host of criminal and civil laws designed to protect taxpayer dollars from fraud just adds insult to injury. these laws were put in place to stop aggressive practices that ripped off taxpayers. you should not just be able to exempt obamacare from these protections with a stroke of the pen. a few questions -- was this exemption requested by any providers? if so? who provided it? >> no, sir, not to my knowledge, this was a legal discussion in the department. because these are private plans, they are not government plans. the legal interpretation was that the insurance plans being offered in the marketplace and offering plans off the marketplace should be treated the same. these are not government insurance programs, these are private plans. >> if you have any discussion with any providers or offer than these plans prior to their decision to join? >> no, sir. >> finally, would you make the lawyers who reviewed this decision available to my staff so that w
right now it is not going well. trying to exempt obamacare from a host of criminal and civil laws designed to protect taxpayer dollars from fraud just adds insult to injury. these laws were put in place to stop aggressive practices that ripped off taxpayers. you should not just be able to exempt obamacare from these protections with a stroke of the pen. a few questions -- was this exemption requested by any providers? if so? who provided it? >> no, sir, not to my knowledge, this was a...
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that, whenscionable given an opportunity to right one of the last remaining civil rights issues of our time, speaker boehner and those who follow his lead in the house of representatives are turning their backs. we have an opportunity to outlaw one of the last vestiges of discrimination in the workplace. anyone who is a student of history knows that our history books are littered with those public figures who said we cannot end discrimination based on age, race, disability, gender. think about their place in history today. i will not recount the names. speaker boehner, think about the party you belong to. party of the united states of america came into being over the issue of slavery. ideals ofo embody the that republican party was none other than abraham lincoln, who literally gave his life for this country to end discrimination. he that proud republican tradition alive. do not stop this bill in the house of representatives. >> i would like to thank chairman martin, senator merkel and senator baldwin, who spearheaded this great passage today. of course, senator kennedy is looking down
that, whenscionable given an opportunity to right one of the last remaining civil rights issues of our time, speaker boehner and those who follow his lead in the house of representatives are turning their backs. we have an opportunity to outlaw one of the last vestiges of discrimination in the workplace. anyone who is a student of history knows that our history books are littered with those public figures who said we cannot end discrimination based on age, race, disability, gender. think about...
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storiesre a series of about the gross violations of civil rights of muslims in new york. are was 650,000 people who muslim-american spirit 40% of whom are born overseas. of articles alleged that rights were being violated largely by a community mapping project at the very beginning post 9/11 when the nypd try to figure out who was where and how to respond to that end who were likely to be supportive of counter-terrorism efforts and who were likely to be hostile. this year is not only won the political prize the to the --- the pulitzer prize, but it made the job at nypd 10 -- 10 times more difficult. the muslim community that had not been in there, because within the entire series, they were never able to show harm to a single muslim- american living in new york. it is journalism like that that really complicated mission findr than trying to creative ways of knowing that you will be watching places of concern, whether or not they happen to be in a mosque or a coffee shop or a garage. these places must be watched. it does not mean people were being profiled or targeted beca
storiesre a series of about the gross violations of civil rights of muslims in new york. are was 650,000 people who muslim-american spirit 40% of whom are born overseas. of articles alleged that rights were being violated largely by a community mapping project at the very beginning post 9/11 when the nypd try to figure out who was where and how to respond to that end who were likely to be supportive of counter-terrorism efforts and who were likely to be hostile. this year is not only won the...
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rights. republican efforts to get the re-people measure of equality and opportunity and protection were met by confederate protest is such a radical agenda was a betrayal of the appomattox term. the prospect of black citizenship is one virginia newspaper put it, the less disturbed side. in short, confederates believed that lee had drawn the line in the sand at appomattox. north carolina poet put it most distinctly. urgent southerners to model good behavior she wrote in the summer of 1866 that lee had quote not stoop to scrimmaged crowd had one breath to surrender to create. confederates would observe the parole terms, but she insisted an honorable enemy should not desire. it is idle to attempt to force the confederates juice day they were wrong. from the start, this view, this view of things as are some of out of are some of the object of faith in her circle in the vast majority of union soldiers and civilians. it is precisely the admission of wrongdoing in a change of heart that grants offer
rights. republican efforts to get the re-people measure of equality and opportunity and protection were met by confederate protest is such a radical agenda was a betrayal of the appomattox term. the prospect of black citizenship is one virginia newspaper put it, the less disturbed side. in short, confederates believed that lee had drawn the line in the sand at appomattox. north carolina poet put it most distinctly. urgent southerners to model good behavior she wrote in the summer of 1866 that...
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the civil rights commission wrote us. they had hearings on this, saying it would devastate poor workers. they say we do not have a shortage of lower skilled workers. we have a glut of lower skilled workers. that is a direct quote from their letter. ,ompare the current situation when the legislation was introduced in 2007. today, 5 million more americans are on and played than in 2007. 25 more million americans are -- 25 million more americans are on food stamps. median household income -- get this, median household income is 8.9% lower than in 1999. that is huge. harvard, borjas at himself an immigrant, who studies economics from says a large part of that decline is driven by the immigration flow that comes into our country. this would increase the dramatic late. we want to have immigration. we will not stop immigration. we will maintain a generous immigration flow, the people need to know this bill increases it dramatically. cbo did a report on the legislation. this is what they found. the legal immigration surge in this
the civil rights commission wrote us. they had hearings on this, saying it would devastate poor workers. they say we do not have a shortage of lower skilled workers. we have a glut of lower skilled workers. that is a direct quote from their letter. ,ompare the current situation when the legislation was introduced in 2007. today, 5 million more americans are on and played than in 2007. 25 more million americans are -- 25 million more americans are on food stamps. median household income -- get...
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we will now hear a reflection from the chair of the new england interfaith council and the civil rights outreach director of the american islamic conference. >> in the name of god, the most compassionate and most merciful, mr. president, governor patrick, mayor menino, and citizens, we are gathered together to mourn the loss of life in a criminal attack on our community. what happened on monday has shocked and horrified us, but it has also brought us together. i ask you to share the message of my community's culture. i want to cite a passage that i studied when i was 7 years old. i was living at the time in damascus, syria. one afternoon while walking back home from school, i experienced the terror of a car bomb that exploded on my route. i will never forget the sound of the blast, the rush of humanity, and the anger and the fear. these feelings returned on monday. it is a line from the muslim holy scripture, the passage declares it is inspired by the jewish tradition, that "whoever kills a soul, it is as if he had killed mankind entirely, and whoever saves a life, it is as if he saved
we will now hear a reflection from the chair of the new england interfaith council and the civil rights outreach director of the american islamic conference. >> in the name of god, the most compassionate and most merciful, mr. president, governor patrick, mayor menino, and citizens, we are gathered together to mourn the loss of life in a criminal attack on our community. what happened on monday has shocked and horrified us, but it has also brought us together. i ask you to share the...
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we have been aggressive in our enforcement of the civil rights law. there are a whole host of things that this demonstration has done. it is consistent with what i think the president campaigned upon and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> during the last administration, the president signed an executive order to continue what has already happened. there are many other examples where people are disappointed and this administration both on the left and the right. do you need to change course? -- 't you >> no. this demonstration has been a real value on the rule of law. that we havections taken are consistent with both. if one looks at what we have done in a friday of areas, i --e found more abundance that is a division that has brought record numbers of cases, record numbers of people. i would take issue with regard to how we have conducted the war on terror. there were changes made by this administration. every to the nation -- a repudiation when we came into office. changes that were consistent with what the president campaig
we have been aggressive in our enforcement of the civil rights law. there are a whole host of things that this demonstration has done. it is consistent with what i think the president campaigned upon and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> during the last administration, the president signed an executive order to continue what has already happened. there are many other examples where people are disappointed and this administration both on the left and the right....
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there should be no civil rights involved. it is a sovereignty issue. for americans to decide who, how many, when, and in what circumstances people come here. it is not civil rights. that is how our media tries to portray the problem. although aliens, immigrants must register for selective service. if someone is here illegally and becomes a citizen and they have not registered when they turn 18, they are not entitled to any kind of benefits from the government, at all. no welfare. >> thanks for the call. just the other day, we had the secretary-treasurer join us. he responded to the question about the undocumented, the 11 million undocumented, and whether they would get a free ride via the senate version of immigration reform. here is how he responded. >> let me say, nobody is going to get a free ride. the senate bill that was passed, it has to pass before people can legalize and become citizens of the u.s., it will take a total of 13 years. they need background checks to make sure we know who they are and what their intentions are. we have got to make
there should be no civil rights involved. it is a sovereignty issue. for americans to decide who, how many, when, and in what circumstances people come here. it is not civil rights. that is how our media tries to portray the problem. although aliens, immigrants must register for selective service. if someone is here illegally and becomes a citizen and they have not registered when they turn 18, they are not entitled to any kind of benefits from the government, at all. no welfare. >>...
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the division has caught -- has bought more civil-rights cases. we have also led efforts to implement the mac to shepherd a crimes prevention act -- the matthew shepherd crimes prevention act. we are fighting to preserve the principles of equality and justice. in the days ahead as congress considers ways to make fair and effective changes to america's immigration system, these same principles must guide our efforts to strengthen our borders. they must continue to inform our actions as we adjudicate immigration cases, and force existing law and hold accountable lawyers -- accountable those who employ illegal workers. i must note that our ability to complete this work and continue building upon the progress i have outlined will be hampered unless congress adopts a balanced deficit-reduction plan that ends the reductions that last week said in a motion to $1.6 billion of the department's budget. these cuts are already having a significant negative impact on employees and programs that directly impact the safety of americans across the country. our ca
the division has caught -- has bought more civil-rights cases. we have also led efforts to implement the mac to shepherd a crimes prevention act -- the matthew shepherd crimes prevention act. we are fighting to preserve the principles of equality and justice. in the days ahead as congress considers ways to make fair and effective changes to america's immigration system, these same principles must guide our efforts to strengthen our borders. they must continue to inform our actions as we...
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david levering lewis spent eight years researching and writing his biography of the civil rights leader. he talks about w.e.b. dubois at the atlantic history center. this is about an hour. >> thank you so much for that kind introduction. i want to say thanks again to the livingston foundation for making this event possible. it's a great pleasure for me to be in what is really my home town. i did not really grow up -- effects and people are so questioning the evolving maturity of david levering lewis and i spent many years here, my teenage years, my dad was president of morris brown college and my brother-in-law was president of spellman college, and so by land routes are really quite deep. -- atlanta braves were really quite the. it was another city my wife and i would choose to live, then new york, it would undoubtedly be atlanta. and i thought i would give the flavor of the biography with three readings this evening. can you hear? >> no. >> is that better? right. three readings from various sections of the biography, chapters 10, 11 and 14. and they could fall under the headings of th
david levering lewis spent eight years researching and writing his biography of the civil rights leader. he talks about w.e.b. dubois at the atlantic history center. this is about an hour. >> thank you so much for that kind introduction. i want to say thanks again to the livingston foundation for making this event possible. it's a great pleasure for me to be in what is really my home town. i did not really grow up -- effects and people are so questioning the evolving maturity of david...
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one.hope of every secured the promise of civil rights. freedom sustained dissonance bound by chains. voters who risk their lives to cast their ballots. ,reedom unleashes creativity rewards innovation, and replaces poverty with prosperity. atimately, freedom lights path to peace. freedom brings responsibility. independent from the state does not mean isolation from each other. a free society thrives when neighbors help neighbors, and the strong protect the weak, and public policy promotes private compassion. i try to act on these principles every day. it was not always easy, and it was not always popular. one of the benefits of freedom is that people can disagree. i created plenty of opportunities to exercise that right. when future generations come to this library and study this administration, they're going to find out that we stay true to our convictions. the we expanded freedom at home by raising standards in schools and lowering taxes for everybody. [applause] that we liberated nations from dictatorship and free people from aids. when
one.hope of every secured the promise of civil rights. freedom sustained dissonance bound by chains. voters who risk their lives to cast their ballots. ,reedom unleashes creativity rewards innovation, and replaces poverty with prosperity. atimately, freedom lights path to peace. freedom brings responsibility. independent from the state does not mean isolation from each other. a free society thrives when neighbors help neighbors, and the strong protect the weak, and public policy promotes...
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i will add that she was also a great advocate of civil rights. in her home in albany, she not only welcomed as a dinner guest but as an overnight guest and booker t. washington. host: we have 12 minutes left. as arthur finishes three years, lucretia is establishing herself as a widow and enormous the popular first lady. how did she do that? people are curious about her moved to pasadena, calif.. guest: she could not take the cold winters in colorado anymore. she maintained a home in washington as a presidential widow. host: at the house should continue to work on. guest: there were times when she would lease the house or property because it was just more feasible. her brother was the manager of the house, but california in the 1880's, there was a real opening up as a sort of a promised land, sunshine, and a lot of california was settled by wealthy midwesterners. she went out to pasadena in 1900 and she was distantly related to two famous architects, green and green, known for the california craftsman style architecture. she had a great interest i
i will add that she was also a great advocate of civil rights. in her home in albany, she not only welcomed as a dinner guest but as an overnight guest and booker t. washington. host: we have 12 minutes left. as arthur finishes three years, lucretia is establishing herself as a widow and enormous the popular first lady. how did she do that? people are curious about her moved to pasadena, calif.. guest: she could not take the cold winters in colorado anymore. she maintained a home in washington...
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government to be duective in ensuring process and human rights are protected consistent with the civil and political rights and all other relevant international and domestic delegations. we received a state in march. theso note in february, congressman and i met with eduardo, the mexican ambassador to the u.s., to express our concerns. the ambassador did not know the case, but he pledged to look into it. months later, nothing has changed. my questions to you, are you aware of the case, what is the u.s. government to address -- doing to address the concerns we have raised, so clearly more has to be done. we have a u.s. citizen languishing in a mexican prison on charges that are commercial in nature and he has been denied the right to present evidence that shows him to be innocent. he was not there. i met at length with his attorney and -- his at -- his attorney and he was not there. the evidence seems overwhelming. can you pledge to me as my colleagues you will look into the matter and brief us and hopefully take some action? finally, in your testimony, you talked about treating 150 jou
government to be duective in ensuring process and human rights are protected consistent with the civil and political rights and all other relevant international and domestic delegations. we received a state in march. theso note in february, congressman and i met with eduardo, the mexican ambassador to the u.s., to express our concerns. the ambassador did not know the case, but he pledged to look into it. months later, nothing has changed. my questions to you, are you aware of the case, what is...
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and matt's absolutely right, of course there are civil liberties issues here. matt and i are both lawyers. we actually do get these issues. but you have to understand the whip saw that people this matt's position, when i had my position can find themselves in. matt's had this. a few months before christmas day i was up arguing for the extension of the patriot act, certain aspects of the patriot act. and i had congress han after congressman, senator after senator say why do you need to spy on americans? be what is going on? and i had people celling at me -- yelling at me saying why is my con stitch watch listed? -- constituent watch listed? fast forward to christmas day, and it was why respect there more people on the no-fly list? fast forward to boston, why aren't you spying on more americans? why can't you collect more data? so these issues about u.s. persons, they are real issue, but we've got to, in my view, stop flying the pendulum back and forth be trying to grab it the right time and get somewhere in the mid. and the perfect example be for this on dhs is
and matt's absolutely right, of course there are civil liberties issues here. matt and i are both lawyers. we actually do get these issues. but you have to understand the whip saw that people this matt's position, when i had my position can find themselves in. matt's had this. a few months before christmas day i was up arguing for the extension of the patriot act, certain aspects of the patriot act. and i had congress han after congressman, senator after senator say why do you need to spy on...
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under icra, the indian civil rights act, and tloa, tribal lands and orders act of 2010. the rights are there. support the senate version. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan reserves. and the gentlelady from washington is recognized. . mrs. mcmorris rodgers: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: i am pleased to yield to the vice chair of the democratic caucus from new york, joe crowley, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. crowley: i thank my friend from sdroict, michigan, for yielding me this time. madam speaker, it's been over 500 days since the violence against women act expired. 500 days. and every day that's past without a vote, my colleagues and i have been asking ourselves, what are we waiting for? are we waiting for our colleagues in the senate to have a strong bipartisan vote and send us a bill worth voting on? wait a minute. they've already done that. but maybe we're waiting for a bill that strengthens th
under icra, the indian civil rights act, and tloa, tribal lands and orders act of 2010. the rights are there. support the senate version. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan reserves. and the gentlelady from washington is recognized. . mrs. mcmorris rodgers: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: i am pleased to yield to the vice chair of the democratic caucus from new york, joe crowley, for...
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all americans. >> what further could you say to the american people who have these concerns about the right to privacy and their concern that is being violated, could be violated? what more could you say to reassure them that this is indeed a concern the administration and those whom you work are mindful of? >> i think what i would say is, again, the training and the oversight that we are subject to is unlike anything i've seen anywhere in the world. and it surpasses that which we experienced 10 years ago, or even five years ago. so the degree of oversight that we are subject to by congress, by the judicial branch, by other elements of the executive branch, i believe it should give the american people confidence that we are handling this information in a way that's appropriate and that secures privacy and civil liberties. that said, we depend on the confidence of the american people in being able to do our job. so we are committed to being as disparate as possible in how we do that in order to continue to gain and maintain their confidence. >> director comey, we have people that are concern
all americans. >> what further could you say to the american people who have these concerns about the right to privacy and their concern that is being violated, could be violated? what more could you say to reassure them that this is indeed a concern the administration and those whom you work are mindful of? >> i think what i would say is, again, the training and the oversight that we are subject to is unlike anything i've seen anywhere in the world. and it surpasses that which we...
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trial going on right now with frank venice. there are two national security people in the district of minnesota u.s. district attorney's office, both in the criminal and civil division, have been working very hard with a very active caseload. our bottom line is we are focused on impact cases. we are focused on cases that augment what state and local prosecutors do and we are focused on cases that fit within the priorities of the department of justice. as a result, the overall numbers have dropped, but we are making a difference. >> thank you very much. i turn to senator grassley. , before i askman questions, there are a few things i want to clear up in your rebuttal to my statement. that absolutely right there has been six years without a confirmed head, but remember that it was two years after the president was elected before a nominee was even sent. we cannot confirm anyone that isn't sent. the committee asked for additional information for the nominee, which was never provided. therefore he never had a hearing. if the commit
trial going on right now with frank venice. there are two national security people in the district of minnesota u.s. district attorney's office, both in the criminal and civil division, have been working very hard with a very active caseload. our bottom line is we are focused on impact cases. we are focused on cases that augment what state and local prosecutors do and we are focused on cases that fit within the priorities of the department of justice. as a result, the overall numbers have...
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but now you read about the gop civil war. >> guest: this is not it was a controversial book, although the title might indicate that. it is a book that looks at the party has a comprehensive analysis of what is going on in the party. also keep in mind we are in a two-party system and no one can deny the fact party is going through an internal struggle right now. so what we are doing is basically highlighting what many pundits, what many writers around town have been talking about. >> host: so who is in a civil war? what are the sides? >> guest: there are the moderates her what she called the political establishment and of course a tea party activist taken place. we are seeing this battle drawnout. we are seeing it come through tuition during the government shutdown just a few weeks ago. when that whole situation and it, you had i would consider one of the key party mainstays commissary paling, come come out and say that they are going to be looking at key races in 2014, where they are looking to take on many established conservatives, and namely mitch mcconnell and i think this is only
but now you read about the gop civil war. >> guest: this is not it was a controversial book, although the title might indicate that. it is a book that looks at the party has a comprehensive analysis of what is going on in the party. also keep in mind we are in a two-party system and no one can deny the fact party is going through an internal struggle right now. so what we are doing is basically highlighting what many pundits, what many writers around town have been talking about. >>...
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that's why we have a constitution and a bill of rights. and i'm speaking to you today as someone who considers herself a kind of national security hawk. i endorse the patriot act. i thought we needed it. i think we still need to do more to protect american citizens. i don't think guantanamo should be closed, because i want to be able to take men who have just been indicted, i want to be able to take him somewhere that's not in the united states where i know he can be safeguarded for trial. the terrible thing about this indictment is that we don't have him, and now that we've indicted him, we are not likely to get him. unless he has an unfortunate traffic accident in libya, which could happen. [laughter] but these are the problems with the way in which the president has approached national security. it is, as pete king says, schizophrenic. finally, i'm skeptical because i know firsthand the enormous power of the government when it turns and focuses on an individual. and i'm not speaking of having to go to jail to protect a source, i'm speak
that's why we have a constitution and a bill of rights. and i'm speaking to you today as someone who considers herself a kind of national security hawk. i endorse the patriot act. i thought we needed it. i think we still need to do more to protect american citizens. i don't think guantanamo should be closed, because i want to be able to take men who have just been indicted, i want to be able to take him somewhere that's not in the united states where i know he can be safeguarded for trial. the...
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judge wilkins filed a civil rights lawsuit which resulted in two landmark settles celtments first to require a systematic computation and publication by police agencies of data for all highway, drug and weapons searches including the race of the motorist involved, the justification for the search and the outcome of the search. the settlement required the state police to hire an independent scument consult annual, conduct internal investigation of all citizen complaints of racial profiling and provide the maryland naacp with quarterly reports containing detailed information on number, nature, location, and disposition of racial profiling complaints. these settlements inspired a june, 1999 executive order by president clinton, congressional hearings and legislation that has been enacted in half of the 50 states. it was a landmark case. it pointed out the right way in which we should have oversight and the right way to end racial profiling. and judge wilkins took the leadership and did something that many of us i think would have had a hard time doing, putting himself forward in order t
judge wilkins filed a civil rights lawsuit which resulted in two landmark settles celtments first to require a systematic computation and publication by police agencies of data for all highway, drug and weapons searches including the race of the motorist involved, the justification for the search and the outcome of the search. the settlement required the state police to hire an independent scument consult annual, conduct internal investigation of all citizen complaints of racial profiling and...